I suspect that here R&T was just a victim of an early rumor that turned out to be false. That, or they may be guilty of bending the truth a little just to give people something to sink their teeth into. And perhaps no car company is more guilty of secretive tactics that reveal next to nothing of a car until its release date than Honda. This is why you will come across so many different impressions of what a new Honda/Acura model will look like prior to its release date. And I suppose that Honda uses these suspenseful periods of speculation to their full advantage, by catapulting the release of their new models with accompanying build-up of enthusiasm and awe.